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Diguopi (Cortex Lycii), Baiwei (Radix Anemarrhenae), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra/Galba), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis - *Note: Use substitute in modern practice*), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Qianhu (Radium Peucedani), Fuling (Poria), Tianmendong (Rhizoma Asparagi), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), Sanggenbaipi (Cortex Mori Radicis), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Xiong (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong), Lingyangxie (Cornu Saigae Tataricae), Shuqi (Herba Artemisiae Annuae), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Changshan (Rhizoma Dichroae), Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis), Douchi (Semen Sojae Preparatum), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae), Juapi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Wumei (Fructus Mume). The above herbs may be selected according to the specific condition.

Yanshou San (Longevity Powder): Treats various forms of Chuanshi Lao (Infectious Consumption/Leprosy-like disease) in men, women, and children. Symptoms include cough, alternating chills and fever, and myriad variable manifestations. It expels evil Zhu Lao insects (pathogenic factors causing infectious diseases) and eradicates the root cause permanently.

Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata - processed until cracked, skin and umbilicus removed), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri - stems removed), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae - stems removed), Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis - soaked in wine and roasted until reddish-brown; each of the above half tael). Grind into fine powder. Add Renzhongbai (Calcined Human Urine Deposit) half tael, and grind together uniformly. Store in a porcelain box. For each dose, take one pig gallbladder, scallion white, and pepper powder. Finely chop them into a paste-like consistency. Mix with three qian of the powder. Decoct with one cup of urine from an uncircumcised boy and half a cup of water until boiling. Take warm. The patient should wear a black gauze shirt next to the skin, cover with blankets, and induce sweating of "evil sweat." Remove the shirt, wipe the body clean, wash the shirt, dry it by fumigating with Anxi Xiang (Benzoin Resin), avoid wind, and rest for seven days. If sweating occurs after taking the medicine and the body feels light and normal, it is effective. After recovery, discard the shirt at a crossroad or in flowing water to ensure permanent cure.

This formula treats all cases of deficiency consumption, Chuanshi, and Fuslian Guizhu (latent infectious pathogenic qi). Due to deficiency of the primary organ's qi, there are nightmares of ominous events, mental agitation, fluctuating complexion (blue-black, red-white), unpredictable variable symptoms, emaciation, loss of essence and spirit, heaviness in limbs and joints, reduced appetite, weakness in walking. All conditions characterized by deficiency-cold in consumption syndromes are suitable for this formula.

Niuxi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae), Shihu (Stem of Dendrobium - head removed), Xuduan (Radix Dipsaci), Shanzhuyu (Fructus Corni), Xiong (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong) (each half tael), Changpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae), Guanzi (Cortex Cinnamomi), Hugu (Os Tigris - *Note: Use substitute*), Biejia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis - roasted with vinegar until fragrant and yellow), Fuling (Poria), Roudoukou (Arillus Myristicae), Gan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Tianlinggai (Vertex Cranium Hominis - roasted with vinegar until black), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri - stems removed, each 1 fen), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae) (3 zhu). Pound finely, sieve into powder. Dissolve a small amount of Shexiang (Moschus, size of two beans) in a little urine from an uncircumcised boy. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of wu zi (wheat seeds). Take on an empty stomach with salt water.

Treats all cases of Chuanshi and Fuslian Guizhu. Symptoms include frequent dreams of ghosts at night. Its purpose is to expel evil and drive away ghosts. This is also known as Shishen Dan (Ten Deities Pill).

Xionghuang (Realgar), Liuhuang (Sulfur), Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae), Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis), Guijianyu (Ramulus Eucommiae Ulmoidis - *Note: Text says Gui Jian Yu, often associated with Arisaema or other plants in ancient texts, here likely referring to a specific herb for dispelling wind-toxin*), Jiubai (Rhizoma Typhonii), Hugu (Os Tigris - *Note: Use substitute*), Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae), Shexiang (Moschus), Zhusha (Cinnabaris) (each 1 fen). Pound finely and sieve into powder. Take Wei (Asafoetida) 3 zhu, dissolve in water. Use cooked flour paste as a binder to form pills the size of wheat seeds. Coat with finely ground realgar. The patient should always carry two or three pills on their body. At night, take two or three more pills, mix with a little musk, and roll them on clothing. Burn a brazier before the bed; hundred ghosts will retreat naturally. Used to treat Chuanshi, Shizhu, and Guiqi Fuslian.

Take the vertex bone of a dead person, specifically one that splits into a cross shape when broken. Char it until black, grind into fine powder, and take mixed with white drink (rice gruel).

Used to treat Chuanshi, Guiqi, and Zhuwu (infectious transmission and hostile qi).

Take [missing character] fat, melt it in wine, and take orally.

Used to treat Chuanshi, Fuslian Guiqi, and Zhuwu Xieqi (infectious transmission, latent ghost qi, and hostile pathogenic qi).

Use Kutan Miaozhi (Seedlings of Solanum nigrum/Black Nightshade). Decoct the juice and take orally. Alternatively, crush fresh plants, squeeze out the juice, and take orally.